University Library

The Eugene McDermott Library and Callier Library support the research,
instruction, and community service programs of the University by providing
access to information in print, microform and electronic formats.

The libraries consist of over two million items, including more than
1,000,000 books, over 37,000 current periodical titles, as well as over one
million government documents, microforms, and maps. The McDermott Library is a U.S. and Texas state depository. Special Collections include the Wineburgh Philatelic Research
Library, the Belsterling Collection, and the History of Aviation Collection.
The libraries provide an ever-expanding digital collection that is available to
distance learners. Users connect to these resources through the library portal
at http://www.utdallas.edu/library. Current students have unlimited access to
the digital library.

The librarians and staff provide competent and cordial interactions with the
people they serve. Librarians provide classroom and individual instruction on
the use of the library. The library collections are enhanced by the
Interlibrary Loan Service, which provides students with books or articles from
a network of major libraries. Student research is facilitated by copiers
available to duplicate from paper, microfilm, or microfiche. The libraries
offer students with disabilities a range of services to encourage their
independent research.

Facilities for Study and Instruction

Computing Services

Technology Customer Services, a branch of Information Resources, provides
computing facilities for student, faculty, and staff use in instruction and
research.

The Microcomputer Center, located in the McDermott Library building,
provides a modern, networked computing environment with both PCs and Macs in
five separate labs. In addition, a general-access microcomputer laboratory
equipped with both PCs and Macs is available in the UTD Bookstore Building. The ground floor of the Jonsson Building also offers a lab of PC’s for student use.

Dedicated systems are also available to support such functions as campus
information services, programming, research-related activities, and
computationally intensive applications.

A sophisticated campus-wide network permits offices and laboratories direct
access to extensive computing resources both on and off campus. Internet
traffic volumes are high both from and to the campus. In addition, a high-speed
connection to Internet2 is available.

The university is also providing wireless LAN access to the campus community
in most areas. The Conference Center, most of the student apartments, large
auditoriums, and common public areas are all part of the on-going deployment of
wireless access. Students may utilize the campus network from several locations
around campus using laptops with the appropriate wireless LAN 802.11b/g network
cards. This is an increasingly popular service that is expanding rapidly across
the campus.

Many of the schools, programs, and research centers operate their own
computing facilities that are also available to students as appropriate.
Details of these facilities can be found in the individual school/program
sections of this catalog. For the latest information regarding computing
facilities visit http://www.utdallas.edu/ir.

Callier Center for Communication Disorders

The Callier Center is an internationally recognized institution that offers
services to people who suffer from any type of communication disorder.
Acknowledged for meeting the assessment, treatment, education, and social
service needs of individuals with communication disorders, the center has
programs in preschool deaf education, parent education, and child development.
Its clinical services include audiology, speech pathology, language
development, and adult deaf services; its research activities include
psycho-acoustics, auditory neurophysiology, speech science, and audiology.
Graduate classes are also conducted at the Callier Center.

Carolyn Lipshy Galerstein Women’s Center

The Carolyn Lipshy Galerstein Women’s Center was founded to foster an
inclusive, safe, and open environment for the U.T. Dallas community, to promote
a broad understanding of gender as a multi-faceted aspect of human existence,
and to provide leadership in developing programs that facilitate institutional
change. Named for a former Dean of the School of General Studies, it affirms
the University’s commitment to advancing the status and success of women on
campus. The Women’s Center offers confidential counseling, guidance, and
support to students, faculty, and staff, with particular emphasis on
gender-related issues. It also sponsors a series of speakers and seminars
throughout the year and houses a resource library that includes materials on
justice-related topics, self-help, and women’s studies. The Center maintains a
computerized database for access to a broad range of community resources and is
available for campus groups to meet, or just relax and study. The Women’s
Center is located on the first floor, McDermott Library in room MC 1.204, (972)
883-6557.

Media Services

The Media Services office is responsible for classroom support, which
includes the following:

Supplying A/V equipment needed for classes and special
events;

Maintaining integrated A/V equipment in several rooms
across campus.

Note: The UTD Library is responsible for maintaining the film, video, and
audio collections. Some schools have their own media services staff and will
utilize the central staff only as needed. You may check with the Dean’s Office
in each school for more details.